Tips for Dressing to Make Your Legs Look Longer and Leaner

1. A Short Dress
The more leg you expose, the longer they'll look! Keep it tasteful, of course, but higher hemlines will work in your favor.

2. Heels
Wear heels! As simple as that.  Whenever you can, wearing a pair of heels or wedges will immediately give you height, and give your legs length.  Plus, in heels your leg muscles are working -- so they'll look toned and lean.

3. Nude Heels
Nude heels in particular are the perfect optical illusion: they don't break up the leg at all, so your eye goes straight to the floor.  These sandals are also a plus, because they show more skin than a classic pump.

4. A Pencil Skirt
Pencil skirts are slimming, and they usually start just below your ribs.  By tucking your shirt in, you'll trick the eye to believe that your hips are at the top of your skirt, and that your legs are significantly longer than they are.

5. High-Waisted Pants
Wearing high-waisted pants is similar to wearing a pencil skirt, you'll trick the eye to believing your hips are much higher than they are.

6. Monochromatic
Not only does wearing a long skirt help, but wearing all one color causes the eye to travel from your shoulder to the floor.  You'll look taller, and everyone will assume your legs go on for days.

7. Empire-Waisted Maxi
This maxi, which has its waist just under your bust, creates the illusion that your legs could go on for days.  Wearing wedges underneath makes you look that much taller and leaner.

8. Dark Colors
Wearing all dark colors is always slimming, but it also doesn't allow for your legs to be broken up at all by different hues.

9. Short Shorts
Short shorts, especially during the summer, are more than just comfy and fun.  They make your legs look extra long, because you're keeping the hemline high to show off your newly tanned legs.  Try applying self-tanner to your legs, and they'll look leaner instantly.

10. Tall Boots
Choose tall boots over ankle boots if you want your legs to look longer.  The ankle boot cuts you off at the ankle, while tall boots create a seamless line from your knees to the floor.

11. Vertical Stripes
Vertical stripes on a pair of pants (especially these bold stripes in black and white) are very effective at lengthening the leg, because the eye immediately travels the length of your leg.